Bernard Benton
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Bernard Benton (born January 6, 1957, in Toledo, Ohio) is a former American professional boxer.
Professional career
Known as "The Bull", Benton turned pro in 1981 and won the WBC cruiserweight title with a decision win over Alfonso Ratcliff in 1985. He lost the belt in his first defense to Carlos De León via decision the following year. He retired in 1995.
Professional boxing record
21 Wins (9 knockouts, 12 decisions), 6 Losses (2 knockouts, 4 decisions), 1 Draw [1] | |||||||
Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
Win | 10-2 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | 1995-01-13 | ![]() |
Ohio Heavyweight Title. |
Win | 10-46 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 1993-01-15 | ![]() |
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Win | 8-19-1 | ![]() |
KO | 4 | 1992-11-04 | ![]() |
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Loss | 17-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 1990-10-09 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 0:52 of the second round. |
Loss | 21-1 | ![]() |
KO | 1 | 1987-09-28 | ![]() |
|
Loss | 39-4 | ![]() |
MD | 12 | 1986-03-22 | ![]() |
WBC World Cruiserweight Title. 114-117, 114-114, 113-115. |
Win | 20-2 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 1985-09-21 | ![]() |
WBC World Cruiserweight Title. 117-112, 115-113, 115-113. |
Loss | 10-0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 1985-03-27 | ![]() |
IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. 111-118, 113-116, 114-115. |
Win | 9-6-1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 1985-02-05 | ![]() |
8-2, 6-4, 5-3. |
Loss | 11-1 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 1984-10-23 | ![]() |
0-10, 2-7, 2-7. |
Win | 13-2 | ![]() |
PTS | 12 | 1984-09-11 | ![]() |
IBF USBA Cruiserweight Title. |
Win | 9-0 | ![]() |
PTS | 10 | 1984-07-16 | ![]() |
|
Win | 29-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 8 | 1984-06-12 | ![]() |
Referee stopped the bout at 1:51 of the eighth round. |
Win | 3-1 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 | 1984-05-22 | ![]() |
|
Win | 10-1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 1984-05-15 | ![]() |
|
Win | 3-9-1 | ![]() |
PTS | 8 | 1984-05-03 | ![]() |
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Draw | 3-6-1 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 1984-04-10 | ![]() |
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Win | -- | Jeff Sherman | KO | 4 | 1983-01-08 | ![]() |
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Win | 11-8 | ![]() |
TKO | 3 | 1982-10-20 | ![]() |
|
Win | 4-14 | ![]() |
KO | 3 | 1982-06-27 | ![]() |
|
Win | 7-15 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 1982-04-09 | ![]() |
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Win | 1-4 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 1982-03-27 | ![]() |
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Win | 3-2 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 1982-01-30 | ![]() |
|
Win | 1-1 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | 1981-10-23 | ![]() |
|
Loss | 1-0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 1981-09-27 | ![]() |
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Win | -- | Aaron Sherlock | TKO | 2 | 1981-08-09 | ![]() |
|
Win | 5-17 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | 1981-07-02 | ![]() |
|
Win | -- | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 1981-06-12 | ![]() |
Preceded by | WBC Cruiserweight Champion The Ring Cruiserweight Champion 21 September 1985 – 22 March 1986 |
Succeeded by Carlos DeLeon |
References
External links
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- Boxing record for Bernard Benton from BoxRec Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).